Genesis
Genesis 41:30
30but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| but seven | שֶׁ֜בַע | še·ḇa‘ | Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| years | שְׁנֵ֤י | šə·nê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H8141 year |
| of famine | רָעָב֙ | rā·‘āḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| will follow | וְ֠קָמוּ | wə·qā·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| them | אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן | ’a·ḥă·rê·hen | Preposition; third person feminine plural | H310 behind |
| Then all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the abundance | הַשָּׂבָ֖ע | haś·śā·ḇā‘ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7647 plenty, satiety |
| in the land | בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרָ֑יִם | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| will be forgotten | וְנִשְׁכַּ֥ח | wə·niš·kaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7911 forget |
| and the famine | הָרָעָ֖ב | hā·rā·‘āḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| will devastate | וְכִלָּ֥ה | wə·ḵil·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| the land | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.